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Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:12 am to Lacour
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:12 am to Lacour
It's football, men's basketball, and then everything else. Not to belittle other sports, but the numbers don't lie. Baseball has a strong following at a few schools where it really isn't niche, but nationally? It's a distant third (or fourth in many parts of the country) to football and men's hoops. This is no different than fans of northern schools who argue that hockey is not a niche college sport, or east coasters that make the same argument for lacrosse.
Many of these sports would be better classified as regional sports, rather than niche.
Many of these sports would be better classified as regional sports, rather than niche.
This post was edited on 6/26/17 at 10:14 am
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Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:13 am to Giantkiller
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It's a revenue generator at most schools
I don't think that's true. When teams in the top 25 for attendance are averaging 3k or less per game, I doubt most schools are making money.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:14 am to Lacour
An interesting topic. I just read the results of a large national poll regarding fandom in various sports. Some results:
Wrestling was the favorite of those under 5 feet 4 inches.
Cross Country was the dream activity of anorexics.
Dentists love hockey.
arse men like to watch female sprinters.
Baseball is the choice of group home residents.
Nearly all Homosexuals root for soccer, but 100% of heterosexual men want to ban the "sport" and even outlaw the very word "soccer."
ETA: quotes around "sport."
Wrestling was the favorite of those under 5 feet 4 inches.
Cross Country was the dream activity of anorexics.
Dentists love hockey.
arse men like to watch female sprinters.
Baseball is the choice of group home residents.
Nearly all Homosexuals root for soccer, but 100% of heterosexual men want to ban the "sport" and even outlaw the very word "soccer."
ETA: quotes around "sport."
This post was edited on 6/26/17 at 10:15 am
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:16 am to Eric Nies Grind Time
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I don't brag when I go 8/8 as Jason on Friday the 13th.
Is that game out?
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:20 am to CGSC Lobotomy
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Cheer-leading. It's a NON-sport.
They exert more energy than your average baseball player sitting in the dug out or out in the field.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:23 am to pvilleguru
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Division I-A baseball programs reported a median loss of nearly $700,000 in 2012, the highest among men’s sports
The Daily Progress
Most recent numbers I could find quickly. It's quite possible these have changed especially considering how fast TV contracts have grown. Not sure if "The Daily Progress" is a reliable source either.
I know LSU generates over 2 million in profit on baseball which is incredible.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:26 am to Eric Nies Grind Time
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I don't brag when I go 8/8 as Jason on Friday the 13th.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:31 am to pvilleguru
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I don't think that's true. When teams in the top 25 for attendance are averaging 3k or less per game, I doubt most schools are making money.
I didn't really run the numbers but 3K per game @ 35 home games has to still be more profitable than women's basketball, tennis, softball, track, etc.
In 2015, LSU averaged 10,276. Ole Miss 8066. Arkansas 7928. Miss State 7448. S.Carolina 7314. A&M 4742. Florida (and I'm sure it's much higher this season) 3502. Vandy 3038. Auburn 2800, Alabama 2761, Georgia 2180, Kentucky 2080, Tennessee 1889. Mizzou must just really suck balls because this was just the top 53.
2015 Div 1 Baseball Attendance (pdf)
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:33 am to Giantkiller
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I didn't really run the numbers but 3K per game @ 35 home games has to still be more profitable than women's basketball, tennis, softball, track, etc.
Sill results in a loss for all but a few schools.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:38 am to Lacour
They are all niche sports.
50%+ of US residents could care less about sports.
Most of the 50% of sports fans in this country could care less about college sports.
The NFL has triple the following as college football.
College basketball has ridiculously low ratings until March.
If you have kids, whatever sport and team they are playing on will become your most passionate sport to follow.
So..................... they are all niche. But........ to the people that love and follow them, they are vitally important and religious for a lot of them.
Therefore, just enjoy the sport you love and it doesn't really matter how many else follow it or not.
50%+ of US residents could care less about sports.
Most of the 50% of sports fans in this country could care less about college sports.
The NFL has triple the following as college football.
College basketball has ridiculously low ratings until March.
If you have kids, whatever sport and team they are playing on will become your most passionate sport to follow.
So..................... they are all niche. But........ to the people that love and follow them, they are vitally important and religious for a lot of them.
Therefore, just enjoy the sport you love and it doesn't really matter how many else follow it or not.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:40 am to BowlJackson
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Baseball is on the same level as women's field hockey. Whoever wins the CWS will get as much prestige as whoever wins the NAIA shot put national championship
AU has 16 total National Championships. 13 of those are from swimming and diving. I thought this was worth repeating.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:42 am to pvilleguru
I don't know how much baseball tickets are, but I'll assume $10/game. $10/seat, 35 home games, 2800 fans per game (assuming that # includes students even though they don't pay $10 for tickets). That's $980,000 for the season. Alabama's new coach will make a base salary of $265k. Add in the rest of the coaches, utilities for the stadium, support staff, people to work game days, travel, players, etc. All but maybe 5 schools are losing money on baseball.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:51 am to Lacour
Baseball > Basketball IMO. Especially how competitive the SEC is in the sport.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:53 am to hg
I'm too busy celebrating winning the Director's Cup. Again.
What was the question?
What was the question?
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:53 am to TSUNgummybear
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Baseball > Basketball IMO
As your personal preference? Sure, but that's about the only way you can say baseball > basketball.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:55 am to Lacour
I grew up playing and watching football, basketball, and baseball. Those will forever be the top 3 sports for me.
I don't really care if other SEC fanbases shite on baseball on account that they don't have competitive programs, because LSU baseball has been a great joy for me for my entire life. It's truly a fun game to get into when your team is competitive. Sucks for the fans who don't get to experience that.
I don't really care if other SEC fanbases shite on baseball on account that they don't have competitive programs, because LSU baseball has been a great joy for me for my entire life. It's truly a fun game to get into when your team is competitive. Sucks for the fans who don't get to experience that.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:57 am to BreakawayZou83
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This is no different than fans of northern schools who argue that hockey is not a niche college sport, or east coasters that make the same argument for lacrosse.
My thing is people know who guys like Aaron Judge and Andrew Benintendi are, they are both popular young players who played in college and MLB is more popular than NHL and whatever professional lacrosse's league is. I couldn't tell you more than 3-4 NHL players and zero lacrosse players.
No one is saying watching DII college baseball is fun, but no one watches that in football either. College basketball was still pretty popular when players could go straight to the NBA and skip college so I don't get why people say they don't watch it because of the minor leagues either. Maybe if you just don't like baseball then that's fine.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:59 am to gohogs141
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Maybe if you just don't like baseball then that's fine.
Let's be honest. College baseball gets the hate it does on this board because it's an easy troll. Plain and simple.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 11:06 am to gohogs141
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My thing is people know who guys like Aaron Judge and Andrew Benintendi are, they are both popular young players who played in college and MLB is more popular than NHL and whatever professional lacrosse's league is. I couldn't tell you more than 3-4 NHL players and zero lacrosse players.
I've literally never heard of those 2 guys.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 11:10 am to pvilleguru
Well if you don't know who the MLB leader in home runs is then you aren't a baseball fan at any level, not just college
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